Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The museum is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and is housed in a 135,000 sq ft (12,500 m 2) facility. The museum has been in operation since 1992, and was established by Speedway Motors founder "Speedy" Bill Smith and his wife Joyce Smith, as a repository for a collection of automobilia amassed over 60 years. [1]
Printable IMS map for Indy 500. Below is a printable map of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the day of the race.. To print, click the 'pop out' button in the top right corner, then use the ...
Indianapolis Speedway Museum - Main Display Hall 2019. The museum has about 75 cars on display at any given time. [7] With floor space totaling 37,500 square feet, only a small portion of the total collection can be displayed. [9] Frequently, cars are sent on loan for display at other museums, historical car shows, parades, and other activities.
We are just days from the Indianapolis 500 and the starting grid is set. After two days of qualifying, Scott McLaughlin earned the pole position at 234.220 mph for his 4-lap run around the 2.5 ...
University of Nebraska State Museum: Lincoln: Lancaster: Eastern: Natural history: Part of University of Nebraska–Lincoln, fossils, dinosaurs, ancient life, wildlife dioramas, gems and minerals, American Indian and African exhibits Valley County Museum: Ord: Valley: North central: Local history: Operated by the Valley County Historical ...
Canton Classic Car Museum, Canton, Ohio [44] City Garage Car Museum, Greeneville, Tennessee [45] Classic Car Collection, Kearney, Nebraska [46] Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum, Cleveland, Ohio; Dick's Classic Garage Car Museum, San Marcos, Texas [47] (closed) Dream Car Museum, Evansville, Indiana [48] Edge Motor Museum, Memphis, Tennessee [49]
The track was known as Lucas Oil Raceway from 2011 to 2021. In 1958, 15 Indianapolis-area businessmen and racing professionals led by Tom Binford, Frank Dickie, Rodger Ward, and Howard Fieber invested $5,000 each to fund the development of a 267-acre (108 ha) farm tract into a recreational sporting complex that would focus on auto racing.
The Speedway and the city of Indianapolis are closely tied to Indy car racing, analogous to the link NASCAR has to the greater Charlotte area. The term "Indy" and its variations synonymous with motorsports ("Indy 500", "Indy car", etc.) derive directly from the shorthand nickname ("Indy") of the city ("Indianapolis") itself.